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Tag: Competitive

Thriver or survivor: Digital transformation and its role in keeping your firm competitive

October 21, 2016

By Staff writer

We are now well into a large scale tech refresh, driven by the move to digital business. The change is profound enough that IDC has divided the world’s top 2,000 companies into being either a “thriver or survivor” based on whether or not the firm has digital transformation at the heart of its corporate strategy.

Steering a business through recession and coming out stronger on the other side

September 22, 2016

By Letitia Booty

Kirsty Taylor made the bold decision to launch her business in 2009, when the country was still in the middle of a recession. We caught up with her to find out how she got her business to grow in troubling times.

SME bosses predict growth despite worries over management skills

September 9, 2015

By David Craik

British businesses in the SME space are bullish about growth prospects over the next two years, belying the “war for talent” that is currently being fought between ambitious growth-orientated firms.

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